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Aleksander Prus
  • 6 years of experience
Skill Scoreⓘ
Novice (1/6)
76
Industries
Enterprise Tech
Product Manager seeking a new opportunit

A creative growth and product leader with a passion for music, design, fitness, and tech (especially no-code and Web3).

Currently looking for a new opportunity in product management at an early to mid-size startup in the Series A to C range. I am industry agnostic but seeking a company working on a problem space that interests me with some semblance of product market fit.

I’m a motivated problem solver with a generalist background in marketing, strategy, and product development and a self-starter who strives to continuously learn new skills to improve my effectiveness as a manager and leader. I’m an avid reader of the New Yorker and far too many newsletters and I check Product Hunt on a weekly basis.

In team settings, I bring creative and positive energy always thinking about the bigger picture and new ideas and experiments.

As a side passion project for the past few years, I’ve run a music blog, called Natural Music, to produce high-quality content to help our followers discover their new favorite music [without all the work] that drove up to 40k+ impressions weekly at one point (and managing a global team of 20+ during the pandemic).

I built the site myself using Webflow [naturalmusic.co] and while it lies relatively dormant now due to time constraints it still lives on as an incredible resource for anyone looking to discover some of the most interesting music of the past few years.

Skills
Evaluated for Product Manager and Generalist PM role archetypeⓘ
Performance by Category
Top Skills
Negotiation Relationship building Distribution planning Marketing collateral Metrics definition Listening Growth experiments Market analysis Market positioning Performance tracking
Skill Progression
Experience

Product Manager

  • Velocity Global
  • Full-Time
  • Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

1. Developed product strategy and roadmap for self service acquisition and onboarding reporting to CPO 2. Led a pod of 15 engineers to build a new 0 to 1 product on an entirely new tech stack and infrastructure in 4 months enabling self service acquisition of customers 3. Negotiated and mediated between
stakeholders across every department (marketing,
sales, legal, finance, biz ops, customer/employee experience, etc) to successfully launch a new flagship product 4. Built and launched an internal side project enabling greater in person collaboration for employees around the world

Product Manager, Talent Cloud

  • Scaled
  • Full-Time
  • Aug 2021 - May 2022

– Built and managed a team of 10+ to scrape and enrich over 70k candidates in 8 months
– Owned product roadmap and managed development of the Scaled Talent Cloud from MVP through V.1
– Significantly impacted shifts in company strategy through deep industry analysis and user interviews

Product Manager

  • Scaled
  • Full-Time
  • Aug 2021 - May 2022

1.
Managed the development and launch of an internal product that increased the eficiency of sourcers by >50%
2.
Orchestrated early growth initiatives and ran experiments driving 400+ sign-ups in under 3 months
3.
Independently led a complex, long-term project leveraging low code tools and a team of 10+ international contractors to scrape and enrich over 80k top tech candidates in 6 months

Growth Marketing Analyst

  • NoGood
  • Full-Time
  • New York, United States
  • Jul 2020 - Jul 2021

• Managed $400K+ in annual ad spend on Facebook and other paid social channels including Pinterest & Linkedin
• Led NoGood’s social & newsletter strategy, driving 250% growth on LI & IG along with 500 email subscriptions in 3 months
• Wrote content to build brand authority & thought leadership driving over 21k organic page views in the last year
• Worked closely with design, SEO, and paid search teams to develop data-driven creative and growth strategy for clients across DTC, B2B, Ed Tech, and Nonprofits industries

Growth Marketing Analyst

  • NoGood (Growth Marketing Agency)
  • Full-Time
  • New York, NY, USA
  • Jun 2020 - Jul 2021

1. Managed $400K+ in annual ad spend on Facebook and other paid channels with ROAS over 2x 2. Influenced client’s product decisions through customer research to increase paid conversion rates 3. Developed data-driven creative and growth strategies for clients across industries driving positive ROI

Young Creator

  • Adobe
  • Full-Time
  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

One of six Adobe Campus Ambassadors chosen nationally to put together a promotional video highlighting the Adobe CCN campus program.

Campus Marketing Lead

  • Adobe
  • Full-Time
  • Columbus, Ohio Area
  • Sep 2019 - May 2020

• Revamped social media strategy resulting in a 300% follower growth in under 3 months
• Wrote compelling copy for email and social campaigns drawing 150+ participants to workshops teaching Adobe products
• Selected as a role model to teach 50+ campus programs effective use of social media and content creation

Campus Marketing Lead

  • ADOBE
  • Full-Time
  • Columbus, OH, USA
  • Sep 2019 - May 2020

1. Selected as a role model to teach 50 campus programs efective use of social media and content strategy after achieving 300%+ growth for Ohio State’s program

Marketing Director

  • Studium
  • Full-Time
  • Columbus, Ohio Area
  • Feb 2019 - Nov 2019

• Scaled team from 3 to 10+ members in 6 months, including a fully remote design and development team
• Created and executed comprehensive marketing plan, including new site launch working alongside our development team
• Conducted extensive market and user research with 1,500 responses and 20+ in-depth interviews uncovering valuable insights into user and customer pain points
• Overhauled company CRM to Hubspot, built out go-to-market strategy, and crafted sales and marketing messaging to convey value to potential customers

Marketing / Operations

  • Voice First Tech
  • Full-Time
  • Columbus, Ohio Area
  • Sep 2018 - Jan 2019

• Analyze market conditions and identified market opportunity in voice technology
• Executed tasks such as SEO optimization, Google Analytics, and video editing

Sales Intern

  • Full-Time
  • May 2018 - Sep 2018

1.
#1 salesperson out of 15 sales interns across the country in terms of overall deal value

Sales Intern

  • Hooked, Inc.
  • Full-Time
  • Columbus, Ohio Area
  • May 2018 - Sep 2018

• #1 salesperson out of 15 sales interns across the country in terms of overall deal value
• Prospected, cold-called and closed deals with franchises including Blaze Pizza, CoreLife Eatery, Dibella’s and more

Marketing Intern

  • PromoWest Productions
  • Full-Time
  • Columbus, Ohio Area
  • Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

• Restructured and managed social media pages for greater engagement and higher growth
• Promoted events in given territory through flyering and business outreach

Marketing And Promotions Intern

  • WWCD 102.5 FM
  • Full-Time
  • Columbus, Ohio Area
  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2018

• Responsible for preparing for station events, database entry, PSA and commercial spot writing, social media updates, and assisting department staff with various needs
• Executed station events, concerts, street festivals, and various sales promotions

Over the course of this internship I completed a marketing plan targeting the college demographic for the radio station attached below.

Intern

  • Ohio House of Representatives
  • Full-Time
  • Columbus, Ohio Area
  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

Constituent outreach, policy-work and writing, including committee briefs, press items and social media.

Founder

  • Natural Music (naturalmusic.co)
  • Full-Time
  • San Francisco, CA, USA
  • May 2017 - Jan 2022

1. Designed, developed, and optimized website to improve bounce rate & increase discoverability 2. Recruited & managed 20 remote contributors to drive growth & create engaging content 3. Established editorial direction for blog & produced content seen by over 25k visitors

  • .
  • Full-Time
  • May 2017 - Jan 2022
  • Hooked
  • Full-Time
  • Columbus, OH, USA
  • May 2017 - Jan 2022

Founder / Editor

  • Natural Music
  • Full-Time
  • May 2017 - Dec 2023

• Developed & designed website using Webflow, driving more than 25k visitors in 2021
• Managed Instagram account (@naturalmusic); amassed 7500+ followers & created daily content for 750+ days
• Built out processes to onboard & manage 25+ remote contributors to drive growth & create engaging content
• Established editorial direction & produced content with 7000+ views

I founded Natural Music as an outlet to share my music knowledge and add value to others’ lives through music. Discovering new music is one of the most fulfilling things for me and I believe many people feel this way. Over the past 5 years, it’s been an incredible journey building a following and influencing lives around the globe through the power of music.

Degree Programs

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Marketing

  • The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
  • 2015 - 2020
  • Pathrise
  • May 2020 - Jul 2020

B.S. Marketing (Specialization in Entrepeneurship)

  • The Ohio State University
  • B.S. Marketing (Specialization in Entrepeneurship)

Licenses and Certifications

Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

Adobe Ambassador Team Lead

Facebook Certified Digital Marketing Associate

Google Ads Display Certification

Google Ads Search Certification